Trolleybuses in Johannesburg
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Johannesburg trolleybus system | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Open | 26 August 1936 |
Close | 10 January 1986 |
Status | Closed |
The Johannesburg trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Johannesburg, South Africa, for nearly 50 years in the mid-twentieth century.
History[]
Opened on 26 August 1936Johannesburg tramway network.
, the system gradually supplemented theThe system eventually partially replaced the tramway network, which lasted for several more decades until its closure on 2 August 1961
. However, the system itself has since been closed, on 10 January 1986 .See also[]
References[]
Further reading[]
- Beeton, Frank (November 2011). "The time of the trolleybus". FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Broken link
- Pabst, Martin (1989). Tram & Trolley in Africa. Krefeld: Röhr Verlag. ISBN 3-88490-152-4. (in English and German)
- Patton, Brian (2004). Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: Beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN 978-1-874422-50-1.
External links[]
Media related to Trolleybuses in South Africa at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Transport in Johannesburg
- Defunct trolleybus systems by city
- Trolleybus transport in South Africa